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Games

Special Olympics athlete Daina Hannah at X-Games with Hanna Teter showing off medals.
In the News

Unified Snowboarding Action Coming to Aspen

Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding is returning to X Games Aspen for a fifth straight year!
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Kevin stands staring after the softball he just threw with his right hand. His hand is still extended. He has a softball mitt on his left hand.
Athletes

Kevin Brown Joins the Law Enforcement Torch Run’s International Executive Council

My name is Kevin Brown, and I am a Special Olympics athlete from New York. I work for the FBI, and I was recently chosen to serve on the LETR International Executive Council.
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Athlete Mitchell Betsworth deadlifts on stage at the 2018 USA Games.
Athletes

Sports Illustrated Features Photo of Special Olympics Athlete in its "Year in Pictures"

Special Olympics Iowa athlete and USA Games powerlifting competitor Mitchell Betsworth will have his photo from the USA Games as part of Sports Illustrated’s Year in Pictures in their 12/17/18 issue.
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Representatives from Special Olympics and European Football for Development Network shake hands on stage while holding a contract.
In the News

Special Olympics Joins Forces with the European Football Development Network

Promoting equal access to the football pitch for every player is at the heart of a new partnership between Special Olympics Europe Eurasia and the European Football Development Network.
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Adult man in a black Play Unified shirt is speaking to an interviewer, text at the bottom reads, "...and we must be unified."
Videos

First ever Unified Basketball Tournament in Tallinn for #EBW2018

What do NBA legend Sam Perkins, Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas and Special Olympics athlete Artur Pool all have in common?
Sam Perkins being interviewed, he's holding a microphone and speaking to the camera.
Videos

NBA legend, Sam Perkins, has a message for #EBW2018!

NBA legend, Sam Perkins, flew into Europe to celebrate European Basketball Week 2018 with Special Olympics athletes in Estonia and he had a very clear message: go out and have fun!
Smiling pediatrician is looking over and checking out an athlete during a screening.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Makes Strides for Inclusive Health Systems in the Dominican Republic

The Organization of American States (OAS) and Special Olympics signed an agreement to promote sports, physical activity, health, inclusive education, sustainable and human development, and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities.
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One player jumps for a layup shot; another player attempts to block the shot.
Press Releases

Shoot for the Stars with European Basketball Week 2018!

Between 24 November and 2 December, almost 19,000 players will take part in 250 local and national events across 35 European countries.
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Unified athlete and Special Olympics athletes from Italy sitting on the side lines talking and sharing a laugh.
Videos

European Basketball Week 2018 #EBW2018 kicks off!

Special Olympics European Basketball Week 2018 is in full swing across Europe from 24 November to 2 December 2018.
Nyasha Derere from Zimbabwe speaks on stage as a panelist during the Global Athlete Congress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He has on a blue collard shirt with a black jacket that is adorned with Special Olympics and iInclusion pins. A representative is sitting to his left.
Athletes

New Chair of the Global Athlete Congress Elected

Voted in as the NEW Chair of the Global Athletes Congress, Nyasha Derere will serve as a member of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics.
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